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    Middle East Threat Briefs 05162010

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    Iran has set up new equipment to more efficiently enrich uranium at higher levels. There are also reports that Iran has developed a nuclear-capable cruise missile with a range of 110km that could strike deeper into Israel than previous missiles. Meanwhile, Russia's president met with Hamas and Syrian leaders in Damascus, raising concerns Israel was unaware of potential weapons deals benefiting Iran. Iran also recently conducted its largest ever naval exercise, firing missiles of the types used by Hezbollah.

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    Iran has set up new equipment to more efficiently enrich uranium at higher levels. There are also reports that Iran has developed a nuclear-capable cruise missile with a range of 110km that could strike deeper into Israel than previous missiles. Meanwhile, Russia's president met with Hamas and Syrian leaders in Damascus, raising concerns Israel was unaware of potential weapons deals benefiting Iran. Iran also recently conducted its largest ever naval exercise, firing missiles of the types used by Hezbollah.

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    CRIMINAL JUSTICE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATES


    A Global Threat Mitigation Firm

    16 May 2010 Washington, D.C. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA


    www.cjiausa.org 703.268.4453
    MIDDLE EAST BRIEFS

    WASHINGTON taking steps to address interna- IRAN


    Special points of interest:
    tional concerns about its nuclear
     CONFUSING SIGNALS Reports from source(s) indi- program." Iran concluded its biggest
    FROM WASHINGTON
    ON IRAN 1
    cate that "Iran has set up new ever naval exercise last
    equipment that will allow it This while there are reported week by simultaneously
     IRAN BUILDS NU- to boost its efficiency in en- “confusing signals” out of Wash- firing 30 short-range sur-
    CLEAR-CAPABLE riching uranium at higher ington at a higher level” that face-to-surface Fajr mis-
    CRUISE MISSILE
    ABLE TO STRIKE levels.” Iran has claimed it indicates Washington may be siles of the same types as
    ISRAEL 1 can produce its own high- the brand-new advanced
    contemplating blocking the path
    grade (19.5 percent) uranium. to sanctions. weapons in the Lebanese
     RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Hezbollah's armory.
    VISITS WITH HAMAS
    LEADER IN DAMAS- Secretary of State Hillary
    CUS WITH CURIOUS
    AGENDA 1 Clinton warned Turkish and The new Fajr-5 appears to
    Brazilian foreign ministers, be more accurate and car-
     IRAN TEST-FIRES DAMASCUS
    SAME MISSILES AS who are seeking their own ries a bigger payload. Hez-
    ACQUIRED BY HEZ- form of mediation ideas, that bollah used similar ones
    BOLLAH 1
    Last week Russian President
    Iran is not serious about ac- Dmitry Medvedev was meeting against northern Israel in
    cepting international de- with the Palestinian terrorist 2006 which had a range of
    mands to prove its nuclear leader, Hamas' Khaled Meshaal 75 kilometers, reaching as
    program peaceful. "Tehran in Damascus, along with Syrian far as Hadera, just short of
    ADDITIONAL READING must face fresh penalties president Bashar Assad and lead- Tel Aviv. “The version
    unless it does a quick about- ers of the extremist Palestinian fired in the Iranian exercise
    http://mexidata.info/ face and complies," she said, organization in Syria and Leba- could reach deeper into
    id1712.html adding, "In our view, Iran's non. This, almost immediately Israel's heavily populated
    recent diplomacy was an at- following a meeting with Israel’s regions, around Netanya
    http://mexidata.info/ tempt to stop Security Coun- president Shimon Peres. It is and Herzliya, at a distance
    id1911.html cil action without actually believed that Prime Minister of 110 kilometers from the
    Netanyahu was unaware of the Lebanese border.”
    http://mexidata.info/ Russian’s plan to meet the lead-
    id1335.html ISRAEL
    ers of Hamas. The new Fajar 5 is also
    believed to be highly mo-
    http://mexidata.info/ Netanyahu has accused Tehran bile and usable at short
    The chairman of Israel's
    id1306.html Aerospace Industries stated of “warmongering between Syria
    notice. The Iranians also
    that Iran was in possession of and Israel.” Israeli sources be-
    fired the older Fajar 3
    http://mexidata.info/ a nuclear-capable, long-range lieve “the day the Russian leader
    ("Dawn") missile, which
    id2539.html -missile capable of striking arrived in Damascus, his visit
    Israel without leaving its own has been in the Hezbollah
    would be the occasion for a
    airspace. Sources confirm arsenal since prior to 2006.
    weapons deal which might even
    Jbrewer@cjiausa.org that Ukraine did indeed sell Their range has been ex-
    be a secret back door for Iran to
    Iran a dozen KH-55 missiles tended from 45 to 70 kilo-
    Twitter: cjiausa acquire the sophisticated weap-
    capable of carrying conven- meters.
    tional or nuclear warheads. ons Moscow has denied to
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